InterWest Insurance Services

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Expanded paid sick leave Two bills have expanded the use of paid sick leave. Under the new law, employees can use vacation, personal leave, paid sick leave, or compensatory time off that is available to them for safe-time absences. It applies to workplaces with 25 or more staff.

Paid Sick Leave 96

Paid Sick Leave Manufacturing Professional Services Employment 96

Insperity

JANUARY 31, 2019

For example, the IT department can probably still operate if Gloria calls in sick. But if Gloria works on a manufacturing line and her coworker can’t leave until she clocks in, then her absence impacts productivity and team morale immediately. Of course, this assumes that Gloria’s absenteeism is not a larger pattern of behavior.

Paid Sick Leave 66

Paid Sick Leave PTO Media Manufacturing 66

Insperity

MARCH 5, 2019

This is common in the manufacturing, tax consulting and retail industries, where companies have distinct, predictable busy seasons. Mandatory sick leave? Or, if a small company is growing fast and having a hard time filling positions, one key employee taking time off can complicate the team’s productivity and near-term goals.

PTO 85

PTO Paid Sick Leave Overtime Manufacturing 85

Insperity

DECEMBER 27, 2018

For example, up until recently in New Jersey, different cities and townships had their own paid sick leave laws. Let’s say, for instance, a state is about to enact new paid sick leave requirements. From city to city in many states, the requirements for HR-related regulatory compliance can vary.

Paid Sick Leave 56

Paid Sick Leave Professional Employer Organization Government Salary 56

Insperity

MARCH 2, 2019

For example, the IT department can probably still operate if Gloria calls in sick. But if Gloria works on a manufacturing line and her coworker can’t leave until she clocks in, then her absence impacts productivity and team morale immediately. Of course, this assumes that Gloria’s absenteeism is not a larger pattern of behavior.

Paid Sick Leave 40

Paid Sick Leave PTO Media Manufacturing 40

HR Management Activities

JULY 20, 2020

Because illness, death in the family, and other personal reasons for absences are unavoidable and understandable, many employers have sick-leave policies that allow employees a certain number of paid absent days per year. Absenteeism tends to be highest in governmental agencies, utilities, and manufacturing firms.

PTO 40

PTO Paid Sick Leave Disability Insurance Overtime 40

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

JANUARY 31, 2021

Manufacturers shifted from making car parts to respirators and from distilling vodka to producing hand sanitizer. It may not mean universal paid sick leave but the incentives and penalties regarding illness in many workplaces will have to be re-examined and managed differently. Supply chains took time to adjust.

Workers’ Compensation 52

Workers’ Compensation Paid Sick Leave Work From Home Healthcare 52